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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />SEPTEMBER 16, 2013 <br />TITLE: <br />CONTRACT RENEWAL TO <br />MALLORY SAFETY & SUPPLY <br />COMPANY FORON-GOING <br />HOMELAND SECURITY PROJECTS <br />(SPEC. NO. 12-054) <br />CITY MANAG R <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance onI"Reading <br />? Ordinance on 2n°Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Renew the contract with Mallory Safety & Supply Company for on-going Homeland Security <br />projects for one year in an amount not to exceed $750,000 subject to non-substantive changes <br />approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The United States Department of Homeland Security, Office of Grants and Training has <br />developed the Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) funding program. This initiative was <br />designed to enhance the domestic preparedness of urban areas by ensuring that all emergency <br />first responders have adequate and appropriate equipment and training to prevent, respond to, <br />and recover from acts of terrorism. Santa Ana has been designated as an Urban Area Core City <br />since 2003. As an Urban Area Core City, Santa Ana is responsible for purchasing equipment <br />and providing training to the other 34 jurisdictions in Orange County. <br />The US Department of Homeland Security has identified Critical Infrastructure and Key <br />Resources (CIKR) protection, Public Address/Warning, Information Sharing, and First Responder <br />All-Hazards Training and Exercises, as priorities for state and local jurisdictions. The <br />Anaheim/Santa Ana Urban Area has funded initial phases of the SAPD/Civic Center Camera, <br />Regional Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR), Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD), <br />and Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) projects using FY2006-FY2010 UASI funds. <br />These on-going projects require additional funding to complete future phases and maintenance. <br />22D-1